Democratic Backsliding as a Consequence of Affective Polarization

• In Event: JSS: Democratic Satisfaction and Backsliding

Brief Overview

Increasing levels of affective polarization within a country are associated with subsequent democratic backsliding. This is due to partisans’ increased willingness to bend or break democratic rules/norms to achieve their own party’s political goals.

Author

• Alexa Federice, University of California-Davis